Scoring the nailfold microvascular changes during the capillaroscopic analysis in systemic sclerosis patients

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 885-887

  Sulli, A ^a   Secchi, M E ^a   Pizzorni, C ^a   Cutolo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; ILOPROST; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MICROANGIOPATHY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 45149097437     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2007.079756     Document Type: Article

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